[R-390] R390 Front Panel Restored - Comments Wanted on color

[Larry H]

John, Very good info to share.  Thank you.

Regards, Larry

On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 6:41 AM <jgedde at optonline.net> wrote:

> I beg to differ about spray cans - conditionally.  First, the paint has to
> be of reasonable quality.  VHT and Rustoleum both make decent paints. After
> curing, which takes a lot longer than you think - they're mighty tough.
>  Secondly, the main issue with cans isn't the paint, it's the delivery
> system.  The spray nozzles are cheap and have a crummy spray pattern.
> That's not to say you can't get a good finish with the stock nozzles, but
> the cards are stacked against you.  It takes a lot more control to get a
> nice finish with a can than it does with a gun.  My R390A was done with
> cans in gloss Dark Machinery Gray) using the nozzles they came with and it
> looks like an OEM automotive finish (pic attached).  I took the picture
> from the most unflattering angle to show the finish in its worst light and
> to exaggerate the orange peel.
>
> All that aside, let me get back to my comments about the delivery system
> with a can.  Like I said, the nozzles are generally poor (although the
> nozzles on VHT cans are decent).  Rustoleum is the worst in terms of the
> nozzle.  High volume output and a small round spray pattern.  I figured I
> couldn't have been the only one to realize this and searched online for fan
> spray nozzle upgrades.  They exist!  Along with an adapter to adapt the
> male peg on the rustoleum cans to a standard male nozzle peg.  I bought
> some online and they work extremely well (pic of retrofitted can
> attached).  I got everything I needed off of Amazon but I also found that
> graffiti artist supply outfits have the same things too - in fact they have
> just about every spray pattern nozzle you can think of.  I certainly do not
> condone graffiti art and hate seeing it, but the suppliers to real artists
> have stuff we can use for our purposes.  I used the nozzle upgrade for the
> front panel of my R390 (not A) and was very pleased with the results.
> Still not as easy to work with as a gun, but waaayy better than the nozzle
> the can came with.
>
> Here's what I bought:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SKCWSWS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6V13Q9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>
> They're not inexpensive, but I've only used one set for 7 cans of paint,
> so they hold up well and are of course reusable.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net <r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Robert P. Meadows
> Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2019 11:35 PM
> To: 'Tom Bridgers' <tarheel6 at msn.com>; 'Charles Steinmetz' <
> csteinmetz at yandex.com>
> Cc: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [R-390] R390 Front Panel Restored - Comments Wanted on color
>
> Folks,
> Go to Sherwin Williams, an Industrial facility, not the homeowners paint
> store, and have them mix the fed std color you need in either Ordnance
> Polyurethane or one of their other quality Urethanes, 218 is good.  It is
> not cheap, but, will give a lasting and proper color/finish.  You cannot
> get a decent finish on any panel with a spray can.  I have found that
> Harbor Freight gravity feed spray guns work as well as my Binks or
> Devilbiss units, and they are cheap, normally as low as $9.99 when on
> sale.  Of course you will need a decent air compressor with good filtering.
>
> Note that the Fed Std 26152 is a semigloss or low luster finish.  The
> 1000xxx series is high gloss and of course the 3000x series is Flat, no
> gloss.
> R
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